What the job involves

• Phaidra is looking for a driven Software Engineer to be a part of our growing Product Engineering team. In this role, you will lead a small team of frontend engineers who build our web-based self-serve product for industrial users
• You will lead the team from the front, establish best practices, and insist on the highest standards
• The Product Engineering team at Phaidra is responsible for building the tools and applications that our customers use to configure and monitor our AI-powered control systems
• Lead a small team of frontend engineers, providing technical direction, guidance, and support to ensure successful project delivery
• Contribute to the design and implementation of our frontend applications
• Set the team standards and mentor junior frontend engineers. Participate regularly in code reviews with peers and help develop a strong engineering culture around you
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and provide insights from a frontend engineering perspective
• Convert designs and wire frames into high-quality pixel-perfect UI
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Solution Architects to intimately understand user requirements
• Collaborate with Backend Engineers to incorporate APIs
• Collaborate with Infrastructure Engineers to define the best Frontend infrastructure solutions
• Maintain high level of code and architecture documentation
• In your first 30 days..
• You will be immersed in an onboarding program that introduces you to Phaidra and our product
• You will spend time in the Engineering org, learning how the teams operate, interact, and approach problems
• You will read various parts of our handbook and familiarize yourself with the documentation culture at Phaidra
• You will set up your development environment and start working on an onboarding exercise that will introduce you to various parts of our code base
• You will learn about how we use agile and be able to navigate our sprint boards and backlogs
• You will learn about various team standards and development & release processes
• You will start to learn about our system architecture and infrastructure
• You will start picking up few good “first-tasks” to get yourself accustomed to the end to end release flow
• You will have started shadowing customer calls related to installing and managing deployments with customers
• By your first 60 days..
• You will have a solid understanding of what Phaidra does and how we do it
• You will have met with team members across Phaidra and started building relationships that will help you be successful at your job
• You will establish regular 1-on-1 with all frontend team members, lead their career development, and take full people management responsibilities
• You will have completed the onboarding exercise and will be on your way to completing your first production task
• By your first 90 days..
• You will have been fully integrated in the team and with team members across the company
• You will get a more in-depth understanding of our system architecture and infrastructure
• You will have completed your first on-call experience helping monitor and improve our production environments
• You will have become an expert with our tooling
• You will have started to contribute to knowledge sharing throughout Phaidra

The application process

• Please submit your resume/CV below. You may also submit a cover letter explaining what your ideal position is and how your skills would fit with the team!
• Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, there may be a delay in response from our hiring team. However, Phaidra is committed to ensuring every applicant receives a response, regardless of the outcome. We sincerely appreciate your interest in joining Phaidra and thank you for taking the time to apply
• All of our interviews are held via Google Meet, and an active camera connection is required
• Meeting with People Operations team member (30 minutes)
• Meeting with Hiring Manager(s) (45 minutes)
• Technical Interview with a Software Engineering team member (60 minutes)
• Meeting with Product and Design Team Members (60 minutes)
• Culture fit interview with Phaidra’s co-founders (30 minutes)
• To be considered for any position at Phaidra, you must submit an online application. This role will remain open until it is filled

Benefits

• Fast-paced and team-oriented environment where you will be instrumental in the direction of the company
• Phaidra is a 100% remote company with a digital nomad policy
• Competitive compensation & equity with an early exercise option
• Outsized responsibilities & professional development
• Training is foundational; functional, customer immersion, and development training
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (exact benefits vary by region)
• Unlimited paid time off, with a minimum of 20 days off per year requirement
• Paid parental leave (exact benefits vary by region)
• Home office setup stipend and company MacBook
• Monthly internet reimbursement